Lumpy Skin Disease

Lumpy Skin Disease resurfaces in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a Capripox virus disease affecting cattle, buffalo and goat, which was detected in Odisha in the aftermath of Fani cyclone in May 2019, has resurfaced in the state, the Institute of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (IVSAH) run by SOA, said on Tuesday. The disease, which is contagious and transmitted…

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Positivity award

SOA, SUM Ultimate get Positivity Awards

Bhubaneswar: Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University has received ‘Sakaratmak Ratna Award’ for creating positivity in the society and making significant contribution to the process of nation building. Similarly, SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM), which has played a leading role in the field of healthcare in Odisha, has been awarded the ‘Sakaratmak Netrutwa Award’….

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Naveen Patnaik

Odisha approves cyclotron unit at NISER

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved state government funding of Rs 150 crore for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Medical Cyclotron unit in the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital being established on the NISER campus at Jatni. A Medical Cyclotron is necessary for production of radioactive isotopes required for critical imaging procedures such as the PET…

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